Antipsychotic Use and Risk of Breast Cancer in Women With Severe Mental Illness: Replication of a Nationwide Nested Case-Control Database Study

CONCLUSIONS: Although causality remains uncertain, exposure to prolactin-elevating antipsychotics for ≥ 1 year was associated with increased odds of breast cancer in women with severe mental illness. When prescribing antipsychotics, a shared decision-making process should consider individual risk factors for breast cancer.PMID:38687213 | DOI:10.1093/schbul/sbae058

Source: Cancer Control - April 30, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Marco Solmi Markku L ähteenvuo Antti Tanskanen Olivier Corbeil Ellenor Mittendorfer-Rutz Christoph U Correll Jari Tiihonen Heidi Taipale Source Type: research